Morocco extradites to Russia accused of participating in a terrorist organization

The Kingdom of Morocco has extradited Russian citizen Dmitry Leonov, accused of participating in the activities of a terrorist organization. This was announced on February 3 on the official website of the Prosecutor General's Office.

Leonov was charged under Part 2 of Article 208 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Participation in an armed formation on the territory of a foreign state that is not provided for by the legislation of that state for purposes contrary to the interests of the Russian Federation"), Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Participation in the activities of an organization that is recognized as terrorist in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation").

According to investigators, in 2012 he was in Syria and acted as a Sharia judge in an illegal formation, and in the spring of 2015 this group became part of the Jabhat al-Nusra organization banned in the Russian Federation.

After being put on the international wanted list, Leonov was detained in Morocco. It is noted that thanks to the cooperation of the Prosecutor General's Office with the Ministry of Justice of the Kingdom, it was possible to achieve his extradition. He will be escorted to Moscow by FSIN and NCB Interpol officers.

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